Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-09
TWELVE PAGES.
C.nm.rni.,s Fasare.

VUUeUre0 (De' pfculCtion tuat OoAAkcf-.
mia could ever be anything more than
: mining camp wouK have been
lsuehed at in almost severy comasu-
.,ty IN the State. To-day it ranks
eosiIysfrst among the wheat regions
a tbe' world, it rivds France iniss
Wines, end Italy in dts fruits. The
Californis of twenty years hence will
b further in advance Of what we
know, than the California Of 18S7 is
absnd of enc conditions OF two de-
cndes ago. When G.e transccntinental
sajlrosd was comeleted, there were a
~ orange groves in the southern
pnrt Of the State, which were paying
their owners q revenue Of about $500
= wear, the fruit being all sold at
hsme, excepting small quantity
ant 10 San francisco. At that time
there were few vineyards, from
vhich little wine was made, ali OF
which was consumed in the State. 1t
Vas bxt few years previous to this
when dry year caused an universal
famine for bread. The cuttivation OF
a&her fruits than the orange and grape
cut no figure at all.
Such farming outside of Stock rails
5rr. was done was liHitedsto little
pockets on the sunny slopes OF the
hills, to small areas irnmedistely by
springs or rills, or the nanks'ot a few
larger streams. Few fcresew the
elements by which this was to be SO
changed as to produce some co. ,OOO.-
GO bushels of wheat, nearly half as
pach barley, a great supply o. corn; !;
10000, 600 gallons of wine, or its
ecuivalent in wine and brandy; 150.-
OOO, 900 of oranges, CSC, 1000 boxes OF
raisias, large amount of all sorts OF
dsciduous fruits, figs, Olives, nuts,
and in fact almost all the articles OF
feod, animal, cereal, vinous and hor-
ticulAural known to commerce.
The progress made in two decades
10 marvellous. The promise OF the
future is brighter by all standards of
comparison than the past.
The area of land suitable in sill re-
spects to the culture of the citrus
ffuits is limited. 1t is confined ex-
clusively to the southern part OF the
State. There are little pockets irHhe
northern and central sections of Cali
fornia where half q dozen orange trees
mag be petted through the winters.
But NO portion of the northern or CEN
tral part of the State can ever be,
made to produce citrus fruits as q
commercial proposition.
In this end of the State the area
suitable to this sort OF fruit is
very limited. Still, no doubt, not
nearly one half that area has yet
been brought into cultivation. The
weld OF citrus fruit can be at least
quadrupled.
Five years ago our wine product
vas about 100000 gallons. 1t is
now nearly 2o,OOO,OOO, having fl1c-
tuated at from 5000, 900 to 10, 900, 900
gallons in the intervening years. 1t
is estimated that at the end of five
more years the vintage will be
SO, 900, 900 gallons. There is practl-
cally no limit to the States capacity
in the line Of wine production.
When California vineyards are turn
ing out 5000, 900, 900 gallons of wine
her area will only be spotted here and
there with vines. When the Nation
numbers 100, 900, 900 souls, and the
average consumption of wine is the
same as in France, it will require
q, 900 900 600 gallons to meet the
demand.
In all the other fruits there is room
for unreasonable expansion for indus
try. While many of our fruits now
make great showing, there are
others only just begun. The Nation
il still importing fruits of all sorts in
large quantity. The imports OF rails
ins, figs, currants, olives and olive
oils are large. Until the imports
cease, there is still room for further
expansion OF our industries.
But, while the expansion is going
on, the population of the United
States will not stand still. The in
crease is not less than 100000 a
year, and while this goes on our
products will be handicapped in their
race to reach the point where supply
and demand balance. While the
country is filling up at all points, the
growth is largest in the West. That
is the region closest to us. Every
carload OF our products sold west OF
the Mississippi river is sold at
higher profit to the producers here,
than similar lot sold the other side
of that stream. The shorter the haul,
the less there is lost in payments to
the transportation companies.
The population OF California grows
mose rapidly than that of any State
q the Union. There are now within
our borders, about 100000 souls.
Ihe State will easily support
y, 100000 to 20,O0O,OOO Of people.
lSee u our great hope. As the
pulation grows at home there is
(uscinbe1'a : market for all the pro
d1roo q The country at the doors Of